Newsgroups: sci.lang
Path: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!fnnews.fnal.gov!gw1.att.com!nntpa!mac-118.lz.att.com!user
From: rte@elmo.lz.att.com (Ralph T. Edwards)
Subject: Re: Where "New-England" Ends.
Message-ID: <rte-2606951730570001@mac-118.lz.att.com>
Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration)
Nntp-Posting-Host: mac-118.lz.att.com
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs
References: <3rno5b$qr$1@mhafc.production.compuserve.com> <3rqv0j$vq4@usenetp1.news.prodigy.com> <3sa8m1$46b@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> <3sac14$1aco@hearst.cac.psu.edu> <3sjgjn$1jo8@usenetp1.news.prodigy.com> <3smpl0$n43@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1995 22:30:57 GMT
Lines: 16

In article <3smpl0$n43@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>, navarch1@ix.netcom.com
(Robert Hill ) wrote:

>  I agree that Western Mass. residents don't have that "a" as in
> "father" found in New England-American words like "park" and "car", and
> by the time you get to Albany / Saratoga, the(y) just pronounce "r", no
> "a".
> 

Hmm.  Are you saying park is pronounced like perk?  If so, no sale.

I pronounce it /p@rk/.  I'm not from New York, but there is little
difference between upstate NY and my accent.  (I'm from Michigan).

-- 
R.T.Edwards rte@elmo.att.com 908 576-3031
